Babies have such tiny nails!

I’ve been reading a lot about the new Pope lately, and while I really don’t care one whit or another, it strikes me as odd that people are offended by the fact that he plans no sweeping change to the current views on issues such as abortion, birth control, homosexuality, women priests, etc.

I’m not Catholic, but as far as I can see, when you ascribe to a set of religious beliefs that you consider to be God’s Word, or God’s Holy Law, why would you expect it to change? Christianity is based on the premise that God is infalliable. His word does not change and is never wrong and if it were so, He would cease to be God. In Catholiscim, the Pope speaks for God. So, with liberal Catholics calling for change, one would have to surmise that, in their hearts, God has ceased to be God. They have become Master of their own lives, instead of submitting to God’s will. They just feel insecure about moving on from it, and hope to have the Papacy say that what they are doing is ok, so they can do what they want in good conscience and still be aligned with the Catholic church.

Now, I really don’t care what the Catholic church says or does, or what your opinion is on the hot topics, and if it is morally or ethically wrong or right. I know the hot topics are pretty hot and spark a lot of controversy. I just think that if you are going to be Catholic, then be Catholic. Live your religion. If you don’t agree with several things that your religion feels strongly about, find a new faith. The point of religion isn’t to have it bend to your will; it is about bending to the will of a supreme being.

I also don’t understand how you can be a liberal or conservative proponent of any faith. I haven’t seen many religions that say, “well, you could do this and be more righteous, but you don’t have to so, you know, whatever you want to do, that’s just fine.” You either are or you aren’t. You live it, or you don’t. Perfection isn’t neccesary, but all of your effort is.

I have the utmost respect for any individual who truly lives their religion, regardless of their faith. Being wishy washy never benefitted anyone. Decide who you are and be it. If you are Catholic, then I would assume that would include living by the Catholic church’s official stance on things. I know some Christians feel that what they have currently is the best they have found so far, even if they don’t 100% believe everything that faith teaches. If that is the case, call yourself the broader definition. Be simply Christian, or if you really don’t know, call yourself agnostic, and admit that you don’t know. There is no shame in that.